{"id":526,"date":"2012-09-15T16:02:59","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T16:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/islaminamerica\/?p=526"},"modified":"2012-09-15T16:02:59","modified_gmt":"2012-09-15T16:02:59","slug":"where-are-the-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2012\/09\/15\/where-are-the-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Are the Adults?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a nutshell: &#8220;if friendship between Egypt and the United States is contingent upon no American ever saying anything that will offend the religious sensibilities of Egyptians, then it is time to declare that friendship dead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So writes Tarek Masoud in <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/news_and_politics\/foreigners\/2012\/09\/muslim_world_protests_why_can_t_muslims_remain_calm_when_some_kook_insults_the_prophet_mohammed_.html\"target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Is This the Clash of Civilizations?&#8221;<\/A>.<\/p>\n<p>He continues, &#8220;a few minutes of badly acted, badly scripted, badly filmed video are not suddenly going to knock Islam off its perch as one of the world\u2019s largest and fastest-growing religions.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Where are the adults?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a nutshell: &#8220;if friendship between Egypt and the United States is contingent upon no American ever saying anything that will offend the religious sensibilities of Egyptians, then it is time to declare that friendship dead.&#8221; So writes Tarek Masoud in &#8220;Is This the Clash of Civilizations?&#8221;. 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